I am a 29 year old married mother of two. Two years ago I had a Left Internal Capsule stroke which affects the right side of my body. I live every day with Neuropathy pain. I currently seen a Pain Doctor who prescibed me Ultram. It seems to help greatly, But of course I...

We live in a world where there is a great deal of negative stigma attached to those of us who take opioid pain medications, or any narcotic medications for that matter, on a daily basis. Not only is this unfair, as the vast majority of us are either incapable of...

I also just celebrated eight years of sobriety today. These two things don't go together, and yet I can not imagine being able to function without some respite from the pain. I never exceed my prescribed dose, and I am slow to admit when the medication isn't effective any more...